Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Sudan Yellow 3G also known as Solvent Yellow 16 C.I. disperse yellow and C.I. 12700 is a yellow azo dye. Chemically it is 4-phenylazo-1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone or 24-dihydro-5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-(phenylazo)-3H-pyrazol-3-on. It is soluble in fats and oils.Sudan Yellow 3G is used as a pigment in cosmetics and printer toners and as a dye in inks including inks for inkjet printers. In pyrotechnics it is used in some yellow colored smokes.
